Shedeur Sanders fought his way back from a back injury to reclaim the Browns’ QB2 spot, but the Cleveland Browns still aren’t ready to hand him the reins. His position is in question once again under Kevin Stefanski’s cautious eye, forced to prove himself all over again just weeks after appearing to climb into that same spot.

“Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Sanders will be limited in practice today. He wants to see how he responds before committing to him as QB2 on Sunday,” Daniel Oyefusi, Browns reporter for ESPN, wrote on his X.

Sanders has been limited in practice after missing the Week 8 game against New England with back tightness. He also dealt with an oblique issue earlier in the season, which Stefanski described by saying, “need that muscle to throw.” Despite Flacco’s exit, Sanders has not taken first-team reps and the coach has refused to name him the backup, saying he’ll “let the week play out” before deciding.

But, all this is happening at a time when the Browns’ quarterback situation has been unstable since the Joe Flacco trade, which left the team relying on two rookies, Dillon Gabriel as the starter and Sanders as the developmental option. With Cleveland’s offense ranking near the bottom of the league in total yardage and passing efficiency, every quarterback decision now carries added importance. Fans expected Sanders to move up after Gabriel’s inconsistent performances, but Kevin Stefanski has held off on making that change. This decision has left many confused.

ESPN Cleveland’s radio host, Tony Rizzo, even asked about why the rookie still wasn’t on the field in practice.

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“Why has Shedeur Sanders not gotten on the field? I want everybody’s opinion on this. I cannot for the life of me figure out what’s going on. Something’s going on,” Rizzo lamented. “I’m telling you what I’m hearing. I’m not hearing anything. I’m hearing a bunch of stuff I don’t wanna believe, but I don’t know what’s legit or not. So I’m gonna tell you that I honestly don’t know what’s going on.”

While Kevin Stefanski is unsure about his QB2, his counterpart in the New York Jets is keeping his decisions under wraps as well.

The “QB mystery” remains in New York

New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn has refused to publicly disclose who will be the starting quarterback for the Jets in their Week 10 game against the Cleveland Browns. He stated that the starting quarterback will be informed well ahead of the game, but he prefers to keep the decision private for his own reasons, emphasizing that it is a conversation between the coach and the player.

“You know I’m not going to give you that answer,” Glenn said when asked about the center role for the Browns game. “The thing is, you will find out soon who our starting quarterback will be. Justin did a hell of a job against Cincinnati, but you know, I’m going to keep that close to the vest.”

Glenn remained firm in not revealing whether Justin Fields or Tyrod Taylor will start, despite multiple inquiries from the media. He mentioned that this approach does not affect the quarterback’s confidence since the player knows his role internally.

Through eight games this season, the Jets have rolled with Justin Fields as their starter in seven of them. He’s thrown for 1,089 yards and five touchdowns with a 64.1% completion rate, while also adding 288 rushing yards and three scores on the ground. While his performance doesn’t appear to be that bad on paper, Fields has failed to take his team up the ladder of the AFC East. So it would be interesting to see if Glenn will go with Fields or if there will be a new face at the center.